Compositae family plants

Tanacetum parthenium (L.) Schultz Bip. is the official Latin name for the member of the Compositae family which is more commonly referred to as feverfew [6]. The plant had previously been classified as Chrysanthemum parthenium (L.) Bernh., so the latter name is strictly speaking no longer correct. Other old classifications for feverfew are Leucanthemum parthenium (L.) Gren. Godron or Pyrethrum parthenium (L.) Sm. 

Crammer B, Ikan R, Weinstein V, Process for the extraction ofDiterpene Glycosides From certain Perennial Plants of the Compositae Family, Israel Patent No. 81351, 1990. 

Benzofuranic acids iraws-meranzinic acid (56).162 Euparinoid benzofurans the important class of euparinoids (extracts of plants of the Compositae family), contains benzofurans, dihydro-benzofurans, and also includes compounds with a hydronaphthofuran ring. We mention euparin (the earliest known) (5-acetyl-6-hydroxy-2-isopropenylbenzofuran) (57, R6=OH, R =H) 163 166, dehydro-tremetone (5-acetyl-2-isopropenylbenzofuran) (57, R6—R —H),167,168... 

The safflower plant is a member of the Compositae family. Other members of this family are the artichoke, chrysanthemum, niger, and sunflower. There are at least 25 species of the Carthamus genus that grow in the wild (18), but only C. tinc-torius, which we call safflower, has been domesticated some quantities of C. oxyacantha have been gathered and used as oil or food sources in India and Pakistan (19). 

Inulin is a naturally occurring plant polysaccharide and is one of the major constituents of the Compositae family. Inulin is recommended to diabetics, as it has a mild sweet taste, but is not absorbed and does not affect blood sugar levels. It is used widely in the food industry as a sweetener and stabilizer. 

Plants Compositae family (ragweed, Australian bush)... 

Zhao, X., Chan, M., and Ogle, C. 1989. The identification of pyrrolizidine alkaloid-containing plants—a study on 20 herbs of the Compositae family. Am. J. Chin. Med. 17, 71-78. 

The type of plant can influence the effect of a macronutrient. For example, although nitrogen will cause an increase in vegetative growth, this increase is only of value for herbaceous plants such as those found in the Labiatae and Compositae families. Umbelliferous plants are of value for their seed essential oils. 

The existence of morphologically identical plants which possess oils that have differing chemical compositions is not a new concept. In fact, the existence of infraspecific differences is widespread in the Labiatae and Compositae families, but it is not limited to them. A lew years ago Lawrence (2) showed that Ocimnm basilicum L. can contain oils that possess a variety of compositions. It was also found (hat oils contained constituents that were biosynthesized either via the shikimic acid pathway, or the mevalonic acid pathway, or both (Figure 11). A summary of the data obtained during the analysis of more than 200 separate O. basilicum plants revealed that they possessed oils that, not only contained components from single pathways or dual pathways, but also within these groupings a wide quantitative variation of constituents was also observed. A summary of these data can be seen in Tables X and XI. 

New Polyacetylenic Compounds from Terrestrial Plants.- The majority of new compounds have been isolated from members of the large Compositae family, and many are reported as a result of Bohlmann s continuing study of this family. Most are closely related to known structural types and their structures therefore follow easily from spectral data. The growing use of high resolution n.m.r. for this purpose is apparent. Unless otherwise indicated the species mentioned belong to the Compositae. 

Guin JD, Schosser RH, Rosenberg EW (1990) Magnolia grandiflora dermatitis. Dermatol Clin 8 81 Mitchell JC, Dupuis G (1971) Allergic contact dermatitis from Sesquiterpenoids of the Compositae family of plants. Br J Dermatol 84 139-150... 

Steinbrink W (1950) Besondere Beobachtungen an allergischen Krankheiten. Z Gesamte Inn Med 5 311-314 Storrs FJ, Mitchell JC, Rasmussen JE (1976) Contact hypersensitivity to liverwort in the Compositae family of plants. Cutis 18 681-686... 

Uses used as a herbal remedy, for seasoning and for making a tea oil used as a vermifuge and in perfumery Cross other plants within the Compositae family... 

Cross other plants within the Compositae family. ABCD... 

The serious threat of disease to the viability of the industry has provided the opportunity for some countries to search for alternative sources of rubber latex from other plants. Guayule (Parthenium argentatum Gray) and Taraxacum koksaghyz (TKS) are plants in the Compositae family found in the temperate... 

An ether extract of blessed thistle showed a strong sensitizing effect in guinea pigs, suggesting that individuals who experience allergic contact dermatitis from exposure to the Compositae family should avoid the plant. Use of the herb is contraindicated in pregnancy (bradly). 

Regardless of the extensive variability in leaf-resin chemistries found in the Compositae, all plants of this family presumably biosynthesize gibberellin diterpenes via a pathway outlined in Figure 4 (p. 416). As gibberellin biosynthesis (1) appears to be anatomically and functionally distinct from that of leaf-resin diterpenoids and (2) is regularly reviewed in the literature, it will not be discussed here. 

Kozmin et al. applied enyne metathesis between olefin and silyl ynolate to the synthesis of two isomeric eremo-philanes (190 and 191, Scheme 24.48) isolated from the flowering plants of the Compositae family. RCM of 186 was carried out in the presence of [Ru]-II, and the subsequent treatment with HF gave enone 188. 

Turkey is one of the unique countries in the world having three different climates, namely continental, mediterrenean and oceanic climates [3]. Turkey is also at the junction of three geographical regions for the plants, mainly Euro-Siberian in North Anatolia, Irano-Turanian in Central and East Anatolia, Mediterrenean in West and South Anatolia. All these properties contribute to the richness and diversity of the flora in Turkey with over 10,000 taxa in 173 families and 1,225 genera [4-7]. There are 15 endemic genera and over 2,650 endemic species. Endemism ratio is around 30%, however it is higher in certain families, such as Scrophulariaceae (52%), Campanulaceae (49%), Lamiaceae (=Labiatae) (44%), Asteraceae (=Compositae) (38%), and even in some particular species, the ratio reach 80-100%, such as Ebenus (100%), Verbascum (80%), Sideritis (78%) [7]. 

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